ordinary share

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British. a share of common stock.

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Origin of ordinary share

First recorded in 1865–70

Some $600 million in gross proceeds will be derived from Magnum Opus funds “and $400 million of additional capital through a private placement of ordinary shares of the combined company,” Forbes writes.
Forbes jumps into hot media liquidity summer with a SPAC combo|Alex Wilhelm|August 27, 2021|TechCrunch
No one with even an ordinary share of sensibility can witness a ceremony involving such consequences without the deepest emotion.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
The ordinary share capital of the Company, which is exclusively held in Argentina, has been increased to over a million sterling.
Argentina|W. A. Hirst
Shiplake has more than the ordinary share of backwaters and bye-streams, and on this account is a favourite resort of anglers.
Rivers of Great Britain. The Thames, from Source to Sea.|Anonymous

A fellow of my age, with an ordinary share of brains, to go on dreaming and mooning over such sentimental nonsense!
King of the Castle|George Manville Fenn
To the traveller they seem inoffensive, almost to timidity, and with a more than ordinary share of "natural affection."
Siam|George B. Bacon